Four dead, two injured as plane crashes into homes

Four dead, two injured as plane crashes into homes

A huge fire has engulfed homes in Riverside, southern California, after the Cessna 310 aircraft ploughed into two houses on Monday.

The explosion “sounded like a bomb”, terrified residents said.

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“It just sounded like a bomb”

Ana Duran

Five people were on the plane and only one survived, Riverside fire Captain Tyler Reynolds said.

Two of the dead were teenagers and the other two were a husband and his wife.

Eyewitnesses have described seeing a woman crawling from one of the homes with her clothes on fire.

She reportedly claimed to have been the pilot.

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The light aircraft, which was heading for San Jose, crashed shortly after taking off from Riverside Municipal Airport.

Horrifying video shows wreckage and the ruins of a house on fire.

Nearby residents have been evacuated.

The plane crashed about 4.45pm local time – 12.45am GMT.

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Resident Ana Duran said: “It just sounded like a bomb.

“I heard people screaming and yelling.”

Unconfirmed reports suggest the passengers were a family on their way to watch a cheerleading contest.